Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 124 | 96 | 145 | 138 | 135 | 123 | 270 | 455 | 534 | 450 | 400 | 355 | 253 | 216 | 193 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.82m | 1:31PM2.02m | 1:52AM1.89m | 2:26PM2.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.24m | 7:06AM0.10m | 7:45PM0.17m | 8:03AM0.03m | 8:41PM0.11m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 120 | 77 | 145 | 138 | 135 | 123 | 96 | 455 | 534 | 450 | 400 | 355 | 253 | 216 | 193 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 17 |
| kJ | 103 | 124 | 96 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 93 | 74 | 73 | 86 | 16 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSW 16 | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 50 | 15 | 44 | 9 | 50 | 61 | 41 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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